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Beth Wang / Bloomberg Law : A US jury finds Google guilty of gender bias and awards female executive Ulku Rowe $1M+, in the first such case filed against Google after 2018's mass walkouts   —  Google LLC treated female executive Ulku Rowe differently than other employees because of her gender and must pay her more than $1 million …

Border officials arrested 18 people on the FBI’s terror watchlist in September, making fiscal year 2023 a record year for such encounters at the southern border. According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) statistics released Saturday, 169 people on the FBI terror watchlists were encountered between ports of entry at the southern border in the past twelve months, a number that exceeds not only FY 22’s record-setting total (98) but the last six fiscal years combined.  With encounters between ports at the northern border included, the total for FY 23 was 172.  The encounters between ports of entry are eclipsed by those who are encountered at the ports themselves. Overall, there were 564 encounters at ports, just slightly higher than FY 19, when there were 538. HIGH MIGRANT NUMBERS BREAK MULTIPLE RECORDS IN NEW BLOW TO BIDEN BORDER STRATEGY The watchlist, now officially called the Terrorist Screening Dataset, is the U.S. database that contains information on terrorist...

Wall Street Journal : How Meta is struggling to moderate Israel-Hamas war content, amid internal friction and its moderation tools' limited ability in parsing Arabic dialects   —  In trying to prevent Instagram and Facebook from contributing to further violence, Meta is juggling internal friction and limited tools to address a flood of content

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Saturday announced that migrant numbers at the southern border for the month of September had reached new levels with the highest monthly encounters on record as well as the highest fiscal year total on record, in a significant blow to the Biden administration’s border strategy. There were 269,735 migrant encounters in September, of which 218,763 were encountered entering illegally by Border Patrol agents. That brings the yearly total for migrants at the southern border for FY 23 to 2.48 million, higher than the 2.38 million in FY 22 and 1.73 million in FY 21. There were just 458,088 encounters in FY 2020. Of those who entered, 43,000 individuals were processed in through ports of entry via the controversial CBP One app, which allows migrants to schedule an appointment to be paroled into the U.S. HOUSE GOP CAMPAIGN ARM BLASTS TOP DEM LEADER FOR CALLING BORDER WALL ‘MEDIEVAL’  Meanwhile, there were 18 encounters of people on the terror wat...

Davide Castelvecchi / Nature : IBM researchers unveil a “brain-inspired” NorthPole chip prototype that removes the need to frequently access external memory and consumes vastly less power   —  You can also search for this author in  —  PubMed Google Scholar  —  A brain-inspired computer chip …

House Republicans voted via secret ballot Friday afternoon to remove Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, as their speaker nominee, Fox News Digital has confirmed. House Republicans huddled behind closed doors to figure out a path forward after Jordan lost even more support for his House speaker bid in a third-round House vote earlier Friday. GOP lawmakers are still in disarray more than two weeks after ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted. Twenty-five Republicans voted for someone other than Jordan. Three people who had voted for Jordan in previous rounds switched their votes against him: Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Marc Molinaro, R-N.Y., and Thomas Kean, R-N.J. JORDAN VOWS TO STAY IN SPEAKER'S RACE, SUGGESTS HOUSE MAY VOTE THROUGH WEEKEND Molinaro told reporters ahead of the vote that he would not be supporting Jordan now. "It is not my intention to do so today. That doesn't mean that I've closed the door entirely," Molinaro said about vo...

Wes Davis / The Verge : FCC approves a petition by Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft and others for access to the 6GHz band for Wi-Fi tethering of AR and VR headsets   —  The FCC has unanimously approved plans by several tech companies to use the 6GHz band for wireless devices.  —  FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel proposed …

Protesters from across the country descended on Capitol Hill Wednesday to call for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, with hundreds ending up in handcuffs. "We were raised saying 'Never again.' Never again is right now. It's this very moment," Liv, a member of the activist group Jewish Voice for Peace, told Fox News as demonstrators sang and clapped in the background. FROM THE DEADLY DESERT RAVE TO THE FRONT LINES, ISRAELI RESERVE SOLDIER RECOUNTS CONCERT MASSACRE More than 5,000 people have been killed since war broke out between Hamas and Israel. Thousands of demonstrators swarmed the area in and around the Cannon House Office Building on Wednesday, many wearing black T-shirts reading, "Jews say ceasefire now!" About 300 protesters were arrested, including at least three who face charges of assault on a police officer, U.S. Capitol Police told Fox News. Police also confirmed to Fox News that demonstrators inside the Cannon Rotunda will be c...

Francesco Canepa / Reuters : The European Central Bank plans to start the digital euro “preparation phase” on November 1, with two years to finalize its rulebook and select providers   —  The European Central Bank took a further step on Wednesday towards launching a digital version of the euro that would let people …

The NYPD urged residents of New York City to be on the lookout for potential domestic terror attacks on Wednesday, saying the Oct. 7 assault on Israel may "resonate" with some in the U.S. The police released the public statement Wednesday afternoon and added that they have canceled all in-service training for new police officers. The NYPD is one of several U.S. law enforcement agencies to warn of potential copycat attacks on home soil amid the unrest in Israel. "We are currently in a heightened threat environment and tensions have been rising since the assault against Israel on October 7th. The NYPD is doing everything we can do to forestall future violence in our city. However, we know the ongoing events overseas may resonate with individuals domestically and that is hard to anticipate," police wrote. "The NYPD asks all New Yorkers to remain vigilant and reminds everyone if they see something to say something. For these reasons, the NYPD is continuing with...

A U.S. official confirmed to Fox News the United States secretly sent the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) to Ukraine and that Ukraine has successfully used them.  The missiles have a range of about 100 miles.  In an evening address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy himself later confirmed Tuesday that the United States has quietly delivered the long-range ballistic missiles that Kyiv said it urgently needed and that President Biden promised last month.  "Thank you to everyone who is fighting and working for Ukraine!" he said in the video shared on his Telegram account. "Thank you to everyone who is helping us! And today I am especially grateful to the United States. Our agreements with President Biden are being implemented. And they are being implemented very accurately – ATACMS have proven themselves."  "ATACMS. More to come," Ukraine's defense ministry wrote on X, accompanied by American and Ukrainian flags. QATAR HELPS UKRAINIAN ...

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, appears to be consolidating support within a very fractured Republican conference ahead of a planned vote for speaker on Tuesday. "I'm guessing he gets there tomorrow," one GOP lawmaker told Fox News Digital of Jordan's bid. Several Republican lawmakers who were critical of Jordan's campaign for the speakership last week said they would support the conservative firebrand on Monday morning after he spent the weekend trying to convince holdouts. "Too much is at stake to hand control of the House over to radical liberal Democrats, which is why we must elect a conservative as the next speaker. Throughout my time in Congress, I have always been a team player and supported our Republican nominees out of Conference," said Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo.  JORDAN PLEDGES TO 'BRING ALL REPUBLICANS TOGETHER' IN LETTER TO HOUSE GOP ON EVE OF SPEAKER ELECTION Wagner had told reporters on Friday that she coul...

Chavi Mehta / Reuters : Snap shares jumped 11%+ following a report that Snap's internal “stretch” goal was to have over 475M DAUs in 2024, above Wall St. expectations of ~447M   —  Snap (SNAP.N) shares jumped 11% on Monday after a media report said the social media company is expected …

Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez announced Monday that he’s running for Congress. Nez said he will challenge incumbent Eli Crane, who has represented Arizona’s redrawn 2nd Congressional District since last year. The district covers a large portion of northern and eastern Arizona and includes 14 of the 22 federally recognized tribes within the state. HERE ARE THE 8 REPUBLICANS WHO SIDED WITH DEMS TO OUST SPEAKER MCCARTHY In an interview with the Arizona Daily Sun, Nez said he’s disappointed with the divisiveness in politics, the dysfunction in the capitol and the role Arizona representatives have played in that dysfunction. "Being a Democrat , a father, a husband, a faith-based individual and just wanting something better for all our children into the future. That’s why I’m in this race," Nez told the newspaper. He continued, "There’s a lot of issues that the folks in our district are wanting us to address, like affordable childcare, affordable housing a...

FIRST ON FOX - Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy hauled in $7.4 million during the third quarter of 2023, according to the Ramaswamy campaign. The funding includes an in-kind $1 million contribution the biotech multimillionaire made to his campaign in the third quarter.  Ramaswamy now has more than 130,000 unique donors, nearly doubling the 70,000 requirement for entry into the third debate. According to his campaign, Ramaswamy in the third quarter received over 143,000 individual donations from over 78,000 unique donors averaging a $38 contribution in the past three months. He saw a 198% increase in gross raised over the past three months and a 121% increase in the number of donations compared to the second quarter.  Among the donors, his campaign touts that nearly 40% of them are first-time Republican donors while pointing to low single-digit averages for other candidates.  VIVEK RAMASWAMY, DEM REP. RO KHANNA FLOAT DEBATE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE The fun...

Some moderate Republicans are in talks to come up with a bipartisan solution as the battle over who will be the next House speaker drags on. "There are informal conversations that have been underway. When we get back to Washington tomorrow, it’s important to begin to formalize those discussions," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said during an appearance on NBC’s "Meet the Press" on Sunday. The comments come as House Republicans have been locked in a chaotic battle for the last two weeks over the fate of the speakership, with former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy being ejected from the post this month. CAPITOL HILL ROLLERCOASTER: JORDAN CLINCHES SPEAKER NOMINATION BUT STILL BATTLES FOR GAVEL Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, was nominated by a majority of Republicans on Friday but faces an uphill battle in gaining enough support among his GOP colleagues in a floor vote in which all Democrats are expected to oppose him. The uncertainty has seemingly opened the door ...

Rep. Jim Jordan , R-Ohio, is aiming to schedule a floor vote to determine his bid for speaker on Tuesday, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital. The Judiciary Committee chairman, who on Friday secured the nomination for speakership after a vote from the Republican conference , is looking at Tuesday as the best day for a floor vote, the source said, noting that most members would be back at the Capitol and present for the voting. Jordan faces an uphill battle in his bid to become speaker, needing to flip 55 Republicans who on Friday indicated they would not support the Ohio Republican in a floor vote during secret balloting on the matter. CAPITOL HILL ROLLER COASTER: JORDAN CLINCHES SPEAKER NOMINATION BUT STILL BATTLES FOR GAVEL Jordan's rise to the nomination came after a roller coaster couple of weeks on Capitol Hill, which saw former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy , R-Calif., lose the post in a vote forced by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. Then, House Majority...

National security adviser Jake Sullivan on Sunday warned that Hezbollah militants pose a "real risk of escalation" at Israel's northern border.  Sullivan, making the rounds on several Sunday TV news shows, also noted Iran's possible involvement, as the regime has long bolstered the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon.  "We are concerned. We see a real risk of escalation on the northern border," he told ABC's "This Week." "And that is why President Biden has been so clear and forceful in saying that no state and no group should seek to exploit this situation to their advantage or should escalate the conflict. And in fact, he has now sent the USS Eisenhower from the United States toward the region to give additional capacity to respond to any contingency and also to send a clear message of deterrence that no one should get involved in this, no one should escalate this." "We don't have some specific new intelligence that the t...